Malaysian project manager linked to over S$88k in bribes to Singapore zoo director gets more than four months’ jail

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Chong Yun Chia , a project manager at construction firm KK Iron Engineering at the time of the offences, was also ordered to pay a penalty of S$38,174. - Photo: ST

Chong Yun Chia was one of four men who engaged in a conspiracy to give the monies to Barry Chong Peng Wee, 57, over four occasions in 2016.Due to the corrupt arrangement, WRS awarded multiple contracts to KKI worth more than $1 million. At the time of the offences, Koh, 42, was a director and shareholder at construction firm Geoscapes, while To, 50, was the sole director of KKI.To was sentenced to nine months’ jail on July 2 while Toh was ordered to spend to three years and three months behind bars on May 3. The cases involving Koh and Barry Chong are still pending.

The quotations WRS received were presented to Barry Chong, and the managers working under him would generally award the jobs to the lowest quotes received.

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